Accompanied by a large British trade delegation, the Vice President of the Arabian Joint Chamber, Alen Mindau, recently arrived in Riyadh, reported Al-Hayat . Meeting with Saudi businessmen and officials, the British representatives discussed ways of intensifying economic, trade and investment bilateral relations. They also discussed ways of accelerating the inflow of British investments into the Kingdom to set up joint projects. Official sources show that the United Kingdom is the fourth largest exporting country to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The value of British exports to Saudi Arabia hit 6.1 billion Saudi Riyals ($1.6 billion) in the first nine months of 2001. — (menareport.com)
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